Jingzhou, Hubei: Electricity Powers Technological Seed Production in Prime Season

Gong’an County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, is a nationally recognized premier county for rice seed production in China. This county boasts a 40,000-mu core zone dedicated to high-quality hybrid rice seed cultivation, yielding an annual output of 10 million kilograms of hybrid rice seeds. These products are sold extensively to over ten countries and regions.

Personnel from the Huchang Power Supply Station, State Grid Jingzhou Gong’an Power Supply Company, conduct inspections of electrical equipment at a seedling cultivation factory within a hybrid rice seed production center in Daren Village, Zhangtiansi Township, Gong’an County

Photo by Zheng Xiaolong

In recent years, Gong’an County has proactively enhanced its technological infrastructure to facilitate the high-quality development of the seed industry. Within the intelligent dark rooms of modernized seedling cultivation factories, precise systems for automatic irrigation, cooling, and ventilation are deployed. Land preparation is executed using tracked rotary tillers, while high-velocity transplanters are employed for seedling implantation. Aerial drones are utilized for precise fertilization and pollination, and fully automated static grain dryers ensure optimal rice seed desiccation.

As technology empowers the seed industry, demands for electricity have become higher and higher. The consistent temperature and humidity environment within dark rooms required for seedling cultivation, the provision of reliable charging capabilities for drone operation, and the uninterrupted functionality of desiccation equipment are all critically dependent upon a stable power supply.

Power Supply Station Personnel Examine the Power Supply Conditions for Seedling Conveyance Systems at a Hybrid Rice Seed Production Center

Photo by Zheng Xiaolong

Wan Yi, General Manager of State Grid Gong’an County Power Supply Company, affirmed that the company is establishing a "full-chain + all-weather" power guarantee system to provide strong electrical energy support for building the "Gong’an Seed Production" golden-lettered signboard.

“In recent years, we have cumulatively invested nearly 3.6 million yuan to complete the automated upgrades of six 10kV distribution lines in Zhangtiansi Township and established three dedicated transformer distribution zones for fully automated drying facilities, thereby guaranteeing the requisite electrical power for spring plowing and seed production,” stated Chen Wei, Director of the Huchang Power Supply Station, State Grid Gong’an County Power Supply Company.